Thread: Would you like a cup off coffee? I asked.......

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Not that silly, I like sleeping in the house! - small sheet of ply I use for experimenting with home build stoves

just looking at your avatar picture, all this time i thought it was coca cola bottle on their sides

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

COFFEEEEEE.

Like fuck it is

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Like fuck it is

I beg to differ, sir.

It may may not be coffee to your refined palate, but it is to mine.

What a waste of hand sanitizer !

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

What a waste of hand sanitizer !

Oh Cam what a Nanner. We should have a "who can make a coffee fastest using hand sanitiser as fuel comp"

ond second thoughts a brew might cost you $10!

Just melt polystyrene into petrol, you end up with this pink gel that can be lit and keep burning nice and low, perfect for squirting onto a bonfire that someone has started in a big flash of petrol and has died down but still has embers

I once had a bonfire go for 3 days, after that party I fished out a blue bottle (remember Vault 88?) that had been completely melted

Originally Posted by 308

Just melt polystyrene into petrol, you end up with this pink gel that can be lit and keep burning nice and low, perfect for squirting onto a bonfire that someone has started in a big flash of petrol and has died down but still has embers

I think that's a variation of napalm isn't it ?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

I think that's a variation of napalm isn't it ?

Homemade yes, it works ok but I think that proper napalm burns a bit hotter This is more like what the US folks call sterno
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterno

Naptha (petrol) plus Palm Oil, hence 'Na Palm'

Burning Polystyrene releases nasty gasses, hence why firemen don't put out fires in freezer panel buildings @mrscottydog for the full story ?

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Not to 2post it's not. He makes real coffee. Mind you, I wouldn't like to lug his coffee machines around in the bush.

I’m happy with a cup of tea in the Bush, although I do have some lightweight coffee making equipment. Aeropress is one of them.

the sachets have changed the whole scene no end....a nice hot frothy chai latte or cappachino is only a cup of boiling water away....

My quick and easy real coffee makers. Bialetti stove top and Aeropress (AliExpress copy).
There's no need to drink shit coffee (Moccona)

Originally Posted by kiwijames

My quick and easy real coffee makers. Bialetti stove top and Aeropress (AliExpress copy).
There's no need to drink shit coffee (Moccona)
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You stick that lot in your pack and cart it about?

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

You stick that lot in your pack and cart it about?

Depends

I know this was supposed to be about beer can stoves, but it has evolved into back country coffee making equipment and that's something I'm pretty passionate about, so I'm running with it. Here's my 5c worth.

I'm an unapologetic coffee snob. I run a La Pavoni single boiler espresso machine at home, only because I can't afford an E61 group head yet (one day!). I've tried all sorts in the bush, and lugged an Alessi stovetop around for years - they are a thing of beauty, but the weight-to-coffee-output ratio is ridiculous. Then I came across the Swiss Gold pour-over filter:



This thing makes a way better coffee than a plunger and weighs 83g. Ground coffee goes in the section with the gold mesh, and holes in the second section control the flow of hot water through the grinds. The first section has a flange so the coffee drips directly into your cup, like so:



Only drawback for me is the size - I'm even more picky about my gear being compact than the weight. So I made this bit of kit, based on a Chemex filter and using plastic containers from Bargain Box:



A smaller container holds 2 days worth of ground coffee and the whole thing fits together like this:



And just to get this thread back on track, here's the beer can stove I made with my daughter last week as a lockdown project. It won't replace my Pocket Rocket in the bush because it's so messy emptying the un-used fuel, but it was a bit of fun.